Milk vs plant-based alternatives: 7 claims put to the test
Oat, soy, almond – look in anyone’s fridge or head to a cafe and you might find a…
New microscope tracks electrical activity across the brain on the scale of milliseconds
Within the brain, neurons compute by generating electrical impulses. These signals travel throughout neurons, which are in turn connected in vast networks that control brain functions such as sensory perception,…
New imaging platform tracks hundreds of neurons at unprecedented depths
The brain is a vast, densely interconnected network of neurons computing in parallel. Watching these computations unfold in…
Genome-mining tool reveals new antibiotic hidden in a silent gene cluster
By combining multiple measures of biosynthetic similarity, DiscERN uncovered a silent gene cluster that produces discomycin A, offering…
Study uncovers mechanism that regulates how the body uses stored fat to produce energy
An international study by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) and the University…
Rescuing Calcium Ion Homeostasis Extends Mouse Lifespan
Scientists have linked disrupted Ca²⁺ homeostasis to aging in both progeroid and naturally aging mice. Rescuing it with…
Children and adults who eat more live microbe-rich foods have healthier diets
A national French survey finds that foods likely to contain live microbes may be useful markers of healthier,…
Taking vitamin D and calcium every day? Doctors reveal why supplements may not protect bones the way many believe
Bones are living tissues. They are constantly being broken down and rebuilt. This process depends on far more…
Elite athletes with higher vitamin D show healthier lipid profiles
In a large cohort of professional male athletes, higher vitamin D status tracked with lower atherogenic lipid markers,…
Rethinking the need for calcium and vitamin D supplementation
Calcium and vitamin D are widely regarded as necessary for preventing our bones from going brittle as we…
Trial finds prunes do not outperform calcium and vitamin D for male bone density
Daily prunes shifted some bone biomarkers in older men, but after 12 months, they did not deliver measurable…
Western diet weakens the gut’s nervous system through iron-dependent damage
A new study suggests that saturated fat exposure may damage the gut’s own nervous system by triggering iron-dependent…